In a startling revelation that has sent shockwaves through the parenting community, cases of severe myopia among children in Singapore have nearly doubled over the past decade, according to the ...

Perhaps one-tenth of those have “high myopia". For now, such severe cases can manage with the help of thick glasses or laser surgery. But as they age, a subset will be blinded by complications ...

According to information from the AAO on vision development, research has shown that children who spend an extra 40 minutes outdoors each day have a lower risk of getting myopia or severe myopia (a ...

All children are at risk for developing myopia (nearsightedness); however, if one or both parents of the child has nearsightedness, the child will have a higher risk of developing nearsightedness. The ...

Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is one of the most important vision-threatening complications secondary to pathological myopia (PM). In the last 20 years, there have been rapid advances in the ...

The study also found a rare and potentially blinding complication of severe nearsightedness is twice as prevalent in women compared to men.

“We think that outdoor time is the best form of prevention for nearsightedness,” says Dr. Noha Ekdawi, a pediatric ophthalmologist in Wheaton, Ill. And that’s important, because the number of kids ...

Glasses may work as a solution for some people, but the lenses required may be unacceptably thick for people with severe myopia. Contact lenses are also an option, but they need to be frequently ...

Rainy day funds should surely now take on a literal meaning given the climate’s tumultuous shifts and the reality that our ...

The eye drop, made by Entod Pharmaceuticals, was launched Tuesday in India under the brand name PresVu. but it will have no ...

The EVO ICL offers a viable solution for those seeking to correct severe nearsightedness and astigmatism without the permanent alterations associated with laser surgery. Dr. Pathak and the team at ...